Taxes#63 of 102 · Added July 22, 2026
Most Taxed States
Madison Trust's tax index score, higher means more taxed
Data: Madison Trust Company, 2022 ↗nhmaps.com/33
New York, Vermont, and Massachusetts crowd the top of the list. New Hampshire sits at 47th, sharing a border with them and almost nothing else.
Total tax index score (sales + property + income + excise rate sub-indices) (index points, 0-400 scale)
Source & data: Madison Trust Company, 2022 ↗Found via @GregMooreNH ↗
View the data (50 states)
| # | State | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wyoming | 102.3 |
| 2 | Alaska | 113.8 |
| 3 | Montana | 120.2 |
| 4 | Nevada | 149.2 |
| 5 | New Hampshire | 155.9 |
| 6 | South Dakota | 162.0 |
| 7 | Idaho | 164.1 |
| 8 | Florida | 164.9 |
| 9 | Oregon | 166.6 |
| 10 | Mississippi | 168.2 |
| 11 | Delaware | 170.9 |
| 12 | Tennessee | 172.2 |
| 13 | North Dakota | 172.7 |
| 14 | Indiana | 174.3 |
| 15 | Colorado | 174.4 |
| 16 | West Virginia | 179.5 |
| 17 | Virginia | 179.8 |
| 18 | Kentucky | 182.4 |
| 19 | Louisiana | 185.9 |
| 19 | Utah | 185.9 |
| 21 | Arizona | 186.4 |
| 21 | North Carolina | 186.4 |
| 23 | Texas | 191.2 |
| 24 | South Carolina | 192.6 |
| 25 | Alabama | 194.1 |
| 26 | New Mexico | 196.0 |
| 27 | Massachusetts | 197.0 |
| 28 | Hawaii | 198.6 |
| 29 | Georgia | 198.8 |
| 30 | Missouri | 199.1 |
| 31 | Michigan | 201.7 |
| 32 | Maine | 207.2 |
| 33 | Oklahoma | 208.7 |
| 34 | Maryland | 211.4 |
| 35 | Pennsylvania | 213.1 |
| 36 | Ohio | 214.4 |
| 37 | Arkansas | 214.9 |
| 38 | Wisconsin | 223.7 |
| 39 | Kansas | 231.7 |
| 40 | Nebraska | 236.9 |
| 41 | Rhode Island | 240.5 |
| 42 | Iowa | 243.9 |
| 43 | Connecticut | 248.4 |
| 44 | Minnesota | 252.8 |
| 45 | Vermont | 256.5 |
| 46 | Washington | 257.9 |
| 47 | California | 283.7 |
| 48 | Illinois | 292.2 |
| 49 | New Jersey | 297.2 |
| 50 | New York | 298.0 |